How to convert
a regular Chrononauts deck into a prototype EAC deck
People often ask about our process, how we go from idea to finished game, and more specifically, how we make prototype cards. So here's an inside look at the work involved in making a prototype of our newest game-in-development, Early American Chrononauts.
You will need:
- 1 set of prototype EAC card images printed onto 16 full-sized sheets of sticker paper
- 1 classic Chrononauts deck, used
- 1 pair of scissors
- a little more than 2 hours
Full-size sticker
sheets (Avery 5265 or 5165) are vital
to our way of life. For the beta-test we're about to do, we'll
be sending out pre-printed sticker sheets using this stuff, but
if you're interested in game prototyping and you don't know about
these, you really ought to check them out.
Using the scissors, cut out each of the card stickers. (Cat perched on knee is optional.)
I put
9 cards onto each sheet. Each one must of course be cut out separately.
Tip: Apply all stickers UPSIDE DOWN. Since the sticker paper is a little bit see through, I've found it best to apply them upside down, so that whatever does show through will look as meaningless as possible.
Convert
the original Chrononauts deck into an Early American Prototype
by applying the stickers to the older cards. Set aside the following
28 cards... these are the only ones that won't be covered with
stickers, since they'll be used in the new game exactly as the
appear in the original:
- Reverse Fate ( 9 )
- Restore History ( 1 )
- Memo from your Future Self ( 2 )
- Quick Trip to the Future ( 2 )
- Fast Forward ( 2 )
- Rewind ( 4 )
- Get There First ( 4 )
- Discontinuity ( 2 )
- Time Vortex ( 1 )
- It Never Existed ( 1 )
- Your Parents Never Met ( 1 )
